April 5, 20241 yr Author 41 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: We are lucky tonight boys, White Sox at Royals for our latest first pitch. ill watch. Nick Loftin, a fighting Ray Texan
April 5, 20241 yr Royals are Royals’ing on defense this inning. Ha, then Witt picks himself up to get out of it.
April 5, 20241 yr Royals announcer was bitching about the shift after Witt booted that grounder "its about outs not analytics" as the next hitter GIDP to a shifted up the middle Witt
April 5, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, TonyTexas said: Only averaging 21k this year though 6 games. In reality, Baltimore is a pretty shitty market for baseball. Wrong demographics. I’ll give them a pass for shitty attendance against the royals on a Mon-Wed in damp, cold weather but yeah, 9k and 11k in attendance for one of the predicted best teams in the AL is not a great look
April 5, 20241 yr 25 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: ill watch. Nick Loftin, a fighting Ray Texan Ahh back when BU at least fielded a team.
April 5, 20241 yr 47 minutes ago, Helobious said: All tall guys. It stands to reason that if it was changed to “Most strikes called against on pitches over the plate but above the zone” it would be all short guys with Altuve high up on the list. Edited April 5, 20241 yr by TonyTexas
April 5, 20241 yr You know who isn't on that list? Yordan because he fucking hits those pitches 400+ ftWell and he wasn't in the league a few of those years lol
April 5, 20241 yr 45 minutes ago, cmontexas said: Royals announcer was bitching about the shift after Witt booted that grounder "its about outs not analytics" as the next hitter GIDP to a shifted up the middle Witt Rex being Rex?
April 5, 20241 yr Oh no, no bueno. I did that in a men’s league here a few years ago. I was then no longer allowed to play short.
April 5, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: Sweet jesus, this is horrific baseball. That error though
April 5, 20241 yr Just from listening to how Spanish interpreters translate for some players, I wonder if Ohtani actually said that and the interpreter didn’t interject that himself. They’re PR people.
April 5, 20241 yr 58 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Ohtani seems like a huge dick Wait we are trusting his interpreter now, or we’re not? Or are we making up narratives that are gray in interpretation?
April 5, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Beau Vine said: Rex being Rex? It was probably Rex but Ryan Lefebvre is no slouch when it comes to shitty takes.
April 5, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, ConferenceRoom said: Just Angel Hernandez things. In case anyone missed it...kinda like how Angel missed it. In fact, you can be at home, not watching the game and probably do as good a job calling it as ol' Angel.
April 5, 20241 yr Watching that again I guess he called it as hitting the handle? Either way, robo-umps.
April 5, 20241 yr 31 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: pitch clock / speeding up the game Not even close. Pitching injuries were out of control well before the pitch clock.
April 5, 20241 yr Athletics to play at minor league park before Vegas residency - ESPN Quote The Athletics will leave Oakland after the 2024 season and play at least three years in a minor league ballpark in West Sacramento, the team and Oakland officials announced early Thursday morning. The move ends the Athletics' 56-year tenure in the East Bay, a stretch that included four World Series championships, although the current team appears to be headed for its third consecutive 100-loss season. The agreement with Sacramento is a three-year lease with a team option for a fourth season in case the team's planned ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip is not completed in time for the 2028 season. The A's will share Sutter Health Park, which holds roughly 14,000 fans, with the Sacramento River Cats, the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A team. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. Team president Dave Kaval called Oakland chief of staff Leigh Hanson at 7:36 a.m. to inform her of the team's decision. Owner John Fisher followed five minutes later with a call to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, and the team announced its move on social media 10 minutes after that. Within two hours of the announcement, the team held an outdoor news conference in the rain and wind at Sutter Health Park. Fisher spoke for one minute, 45 seconds and left the ballpark quickly afterward, taking no questions. EDITOR'S PICKS A's fans protest, stay in parking lot for opener 8dTim Keown MLB Power Rankings: Who are the top teams one week into the season? 1dESPN World Series contender tiers: How far away from winning it all is your favorite MLB team? 3dBradford Doolittle "I just want to say we're excited to be here for the next three years," Fisher said as part of his prepared remarks, "playing in this beautiful ballpark but also to be able to watch some of the greatest players in baseball, whether they be Athletics players or Aaron Judge and others launch home runs out of this very intimate, most intimate ballpark in major league baseball next three years." As part of the temporary arrangement with Sacramento, the team will not include a city name in its branding. They will be known simply as "The A's." Kaval said he conducted an all-staff Zoom meeting after the announcement, in which he informed team employees that there will be significant layoffs as a result of this decision. He chose not to say what percentage of the workforce would be reduced, saying it has yet to be decided, but said employees will be let go at the conclusion of the season. The deal in Sacramento was overseen by Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, who also owns the River Cats and is a close friend of Fisher's. He spoke first at the news conference, calling the announcement "the next chapter of professional sports in Sacramento." Ranadive purchased the Kings in 2013 when it appeared the team would be sold and moved to Seattle. According to Kaval, the A's deal in Sacramento includes a partnership with the Kings and River Cats and some employees of those teams will take on responsibilities currently handled by Oakland-based staff. "The partnership will help us with making sure the games go off successfully," Kaval said. "They have a lot of track record on that." The A's and the city of Oakland had their final negotiating meeting Tuesday at the team's offices, where Oakland's representatives presented a five-year lease offer with a team opt-out after three. In that offer, the team would have been responsible for a $97 million "extension fee" that would have been due in full even if the team chose to opt out. The A's currently pay $1.25 million per season to rent the Coliseum, and the increased cost to play at the Coliseum was the main sticking point in the negotiations, sources say. In the hours after that meeting, Oakland officials reached out to the A's with a revised offer: a previously unreported three-year lease and a $60 million extension fee. That offer was contingent on Major League Baseball agreeing to a one-year exclusive right to solicit ownership for a future expansion team in Oakland. Sources indicate the A's were receptive to the new offer, but the team met with Sacramento officials less than 24 hours later and quickly agreed to a deal. "Oakland offered a deal that was fair to the A's and was fiscally responsible for our city," Mayor Thao said in a statement. "We wish the A's the best and will continue our conversations with them on facilitating the sale of their share of the Coliseum site. The City of Oakland will now focus on advancing redevelopment efforts at the Coliseum." Speaking after the news conference, Kaval told ESPN, "At the end of the day, we were just very far apart with Oakland. We worked very hard with them, and we were sincere in our efforts, as were they and the county, but we remained significantly far apart on a deal, even at the last moment. It was the economics, and then things that were asked of us that were out of our control. The major league-related asks were something that were out of our control." Fisher owns half of the Oakland Coliseum property and has not attended a game since Kaval called Thao on April 19 of last year to inform her of an agreement to move the team to Las Vegas. The sale of the team's portion of the Coliseum site was also a requirement of Oakland's offer, but now the team could conceivably hold on to the property and block any future development on the site. Hanson indicated the A's remain motivated to sell the site despite the decision to move to Sacramento, but Kaval -- while acknowledging that the team remains in talks to sell the property to the local African American Sports & Entertainment Group -- refused to answer when asked whether the team would vow not to stand in the way of future plans. "Like I said, we're still in open discussions with those groups," Kaval said. "We're evaluating our options, and we want to work with the interested parties to see if something could happen." The A's will require approval from the Major League Baseball Players Association to play in a minor league park. Kaval says that MLB is working on that approval and that the A's will be announcing changes to the ballpark for "both players and fans." An MLBPA spokesperson told ESPN's Jeff Passan, "The MLBPA has had preliminary discussions with MLB about a range of issues related to the temporary relocation, and we expect those discussions to continue." The A's are off to a 1-6 start to the season and have drawn an average of 6,438 fans at the Coliseum through those seven games, a number that figures to drop even lower with the team cutting all ties to the East Bay. The team has a payroll of roughly $60 million, by far the lowest of the 30 big league teams and $25 million below the next-lowest team, the Pirates. Fans dubbed this the "Summer of Boycott," which began on Opening Day, when thousands of fans protested Fisher's ownership by going to the game that night but remaining in the parking lot throughout. "We know it's a sad day [in Oakland]," Kaval said. "But there are many good memories in that building. We're hopeful we can make some more memories this season and have a proper send-off." The Oakland 68s, along with Last Dive Bar, are the two fan groups that have organized boycotts and consulted with the city on its sports future. In response to the Sacramento announcement, Jorge Leon, the president of the 68s, said, "Just really disappointed. Seems like everyone is against Oakland, even regionally. You'd think a guy like Vivek and Sacramento would've understood what we're fighting for, but yet they're facilitating the move. It just goes to show you that the structure of American sports fails communities. It won't change until actual change has been made at the legislative level, but even then, those in the capital have also failed us." MLB owners unanimously approved the A's relocation to Las Vegas after Fisher entered into an agreement to build a ballpark in the parking lot of the Tropicana casino and resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The team received $380 million in public funding from the Nevada State Legislature to build an estimated $1.5 billion stadium that -- if all goes according to plan -- will open for the 2028 season. "Throughout this season, we will honor and celebrate our time in Oakland," Fisher's initial statement read, "and will share additional details soon."
April 5, 20241 yr @Helobious Judge Bobblehead available on 4/20. Oh and your catcher is having a shit 9th inning.
April 5, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: @Helobious Judge Bobblehead available on 4/20. Oh and your catcher is having a shit 9th inning. Why didn’t you tell me Verdugo is one of the worst players to ever make it to the bigs.
April 5, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, Helobious said: Why didn’t you tell me Verdugo is one of the worst players to ever make it to the bigs. He is your problem now.
April 5, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, gsoda3 said: Completely different sport under 45 degrees. Everything feels different. Taking one inside hurts like a bitch. Wood, aluminum, don't matter. Line drives just sting.
April 5, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: Taking one inside hurts like a bitch. Wood, aluminum, don't matter. Line drives just sting. Jordan Westburg took 97 from Jared Jones off the elbow … elbow guard good!
April 5, 20241 yr And Bryant Ks on 3 pitches, looked like any Surly hitter there. Walkoff granny by McMahon though.
April 5, 20241 yr The Giants against the Padres: Pretty good! The Giants against the Dodgers: Hey, at least we're pretty good against the Padres!
April 5, 20241 yr jordan hicks’ transformation from flame throwing reliever who hits 105 and has a 12.9 k/9 into a sinker baller starter who induces a ton of ground balls while striking out <9 per 9 innings is honestly really impressive. if he’s able to maintain this he will be a great find for the giants.
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